The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng finally tied the knot and held their wedding at the only four-star hotel in Chunyang County.

When Huang Ming got married, he booked floors one through five. Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng calculated the costs several times and concluded that they could only book floors one through three at most.

Both of their parents were from the countryside and had no connections in the county town. Those who could come were their colleagues and friends. It was not as lively as Huang Ming's wedding, where all the staff of the county's party and government organs came to attend the wedding.

Chen Shi sat in his office, looking at the calendar. Today was March 11, 2012. He took out an invitation from his drawer. It was sent by Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng a week ago, inviting him to be their officiant at their wedding.

Wang Yanhong kept popping into my head. She would definitely come to Xu Mengmeng's wedding, and when we met again, she would be someone else's wife.

The phone rang, and Chen Shi picked it up to see that it was Jiang Yiqiu calling.

"Hey, Yi Qiu."

"Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng are getting married today. I'll go to the wedding with you later."

Chen Shi didn't want Wang Yanhong to see Jiang Yiqiu.

Did Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng send you an invitation?

"No"

Chen Shineng guessed that Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng didn't know Jiang Yiqiu, so it was impossible for them to send her an invitation.

"They didn't send out invitations, so you don't need to go. You're not familiar with them anyway. I'll go with Huang Ming later."

Jiang Yiqiu went to Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng's wedding mainly to accompany Chen Shi. He found Chen Shi's reasoning to be sound, and decided not to send out invitations but to go by himself, as if he were trying to curry favor with Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng.

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Xu Mengmeng is just an ordinary primary school teacher, while Zhang Hu is the captain of the criminal investigation team and a deputy section-level cadre. They are not at the point where Xu Mengmeng needs to curry favor with him.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, I won't go."

Chen Shi hung up the phone, checked the time—it was 4:30. The wedding was starting at 5:30, so he had an hour to go.

Huang Ming walked into the office with a smile: "Director Chen, are you going to Zhang Hu's wedding?"

"If I don't go, I won't be able to attend your wedding banquet. I'm the officiant," Chen Shi said with a smile.

"Let me know when you're going, I'd like to hitch a ride with you."

"It's 4:30 now, we'll be there at 5 o'clock sharp."

"Okay, I still have some things to do, I can finish them now." Huang Ming said and hurriedly left the office.

Chen Shi was in a bad mood for no reason. He couldn't concentrate on his work, so he shut down his computer, got up and went home to fix his hair and put on a coat.

Strolling around the living room, I saw that the suite had three bedrooms and a living room, but Chen Shi lived alone in it, and it was all empty.

I glanced at my watch; it was almost five o'clock. I turned and walked out of the room.

As soon as they arrived downstairs, Yang Bin drove the car up to Chen Shi, got out with a big smile, and opened the car door.

Chen Shi waved his hand: "Wait a moment, Director Huang."

Yang Bin saw that Chen Shi looked displeased and stood by the car waiting.

Huang Ming quickly came out of the office building and saw Chen Shi waiting. He jogged over and said, "Director Chen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"I just came down too, let's go."

Huang Ming followed Chen Shi and sat in the back row.

Yang Bin got into the car and slowly started the engine.

Unlike Huang Ming's wedding last time, there was no severe traffic jam when they arrived at the wedding venue.

When Zhang Hu and Xu Mengmeng saw Chen Shi appear, they quickly came over to greet him.

Chen Shi got out of the car, glanced around, and didn't see Wang Yanhong in the crowd, which disappointed him.

Zhang Hu greeted everyone with a broad smile: "Director Chen, Director Huang."

Chen Shi suppressed his displeasure and smiled, "Congratulations, groom."

Huang Ming added, "Congratulations, Captain Zhang."

Xu Mengmeng said with a smile, "Director Chen, Director Huang, please come in."

Chen Shi joked, "The bride is really beautiful; the groom is so lucky."

The group exchanged smiles.

Xu Mo walked over: "Director Chen, Director Huang, please come in."

Xu Mo is now Zhang Xiangdong's secretary. Many people from the government office have come here. He hasn't been a secretary for long, and his influence is incomparable to Huang Ming's.

Chen Shi took out a red envelope containing twenty 100-yuan bills and handed it to Xu Mengmeng: "I introduced you two, so I'm your matchmaker. I'm very happy to see you two get married. I wish you a long and happy life together, and that you will be united in heart forever."

Zhang Hu said sincerely, "Thank you for your blessings, Director Chen."

Xu Mengmeng accepted the red envelope with both hands: "Thank you, Director Chen, for introducing me to such an excellent boyfriend."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "I need to change how I address you now; you're now called an excellent husband."

With smiles plastered on their faces, Huang Ming handed a red envelope to Xu Mengmeng, saying, "Congratulations."

Xu Mengmeng smiled broadly: "Thank you, Director Huang."

Xu Mo led Chen Shi and Huang Ming into the hotel.

The hotel booked the entire third floor; the first floor was reserved for leaders and government officials, while the second and third floors were for relatives and friends from both sides.

Xu Mo arranged for Chen Shi and Huang Ming to sit in the main seats, while the center seat in the main seat was reserved for Song Yun, the director of the Public Security Bureau, who was the highest-ranking person present.

Just as Chen Shi and Huang Ming sat down, Song Yun walked in with leaders from the Public Security Bureau. Chen Shi and Huang Ming quickly stood up to greet them.

Chen Shi stepped forward, grasped Song Yun's hand tightly, and said with a smile, "Old leader, please have a seat."

"Director Chen, you left the police station and never came back to visit."

"I've just arrived at the Education Bureau and am very busy. I can't find the time to go now. I'll return to the Public Security Bureau after I'm done with this and report to you."

"I wouldn't dare let you report on your work. You're not part of our public security system anymore. I have a few boxes of good tea in my office. Come and try them. If you like them, I'll give you two boxes."

"Thank you, former boss."

Chen Shi greeted the other public security bureau leaders and shook hands with them one by one. Xu Ping'an was ranked third among the deputy leaders. There was a political commissar and an executive deputy director ahead of him, and then he was next.

The two shook hands, and Xu Ping'an said sincerely, "Director Chen, please come back and visit more often. Everyone misses you."

Chen Shi nodded, knowing that this was genuine. He looked behind him and saw that all the people standing there were his former subordinates.

Wang Tao, Wang Haiyang, Li Li, Liu Feng, and Zhao Fanglin shook hands and greeted them one by one.

Chen Shi asked Song Yun to sit in the main seat, while he sat beside him, with the political commissar and the executive deputy director sitting next to them.

This table is full of leaders.

Most of the people who came to the wedding banquet were from the public security system, followed by teachers from the Experimental Primary School.

When the leaders of the affiliated primary school saw Chen Shi, they all rushed up to greet him.

Chen Shi glanced around but did not see Wang Yanhong.

Wang Yanhong had actually arrived earlier. She was Xu Mengmeng's best friend. When she saw Chen Shi's car, she quickly hid, not wanting to see Chen Shi again.

After Chen Shi entered the hotel, he secretly went out and stood next to Xu Mengmeng to help entertain the guests.

When the wedding began, she went up to the third floor to offer her blessings to Xu Mengmeng.

As the officiant, Chen Shi went on stage to speak. Wang Yanhong, standing in the crowd on the third floor, glanced at Chen Shi from afar before turning and leaving.

They are now parallel lines, people from two different worlds, and will never intersect.